An update on prevention of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized acutely ill medical patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Both the recently updated consensus guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians, and the International Union of Angiology recommend thromboprophylaxis with either low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UFH) in medical...

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Main Authors: Kleber Franz-Xaver, Samama Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Online Access:http://www.thrombosisjournal.com/content/4/1/8